Sermon Notes The True Light of Christmas John 1:1-18 Pastor Brent Whitefield Introduction: The most consequential event in human history—God coming to mankind in the person of Jesus—is nowhere more beautifully and richly explained than in the prologue to John’s Gospel. We are reminded here of the only other moment of similar weight: The… Continue Reading
This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Geoff Grant, Northpoint’s Director of Worship. Merry Christmas? Or Meretricious? Hello Northpoint, It’s so exciting to get to say something to you before the holiday season. It’s been a good exercise for me to stop my Christmas busyness to try to articulate something that would be useful for all of us this time of… Continue Reading
The Importance of Timing Galatians 4:1-7 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: Not a minute too soon. Or a second late. At the exact moment that God had planned all along, he sent his Son, born to a poor, peasant, teenage girl. As the Scriptures affirm and the creeds attest, the Very God of Very God, the… Continue Reading
The Best (and Worst) of Christmas Carols Hello Family, ‘Tis the season to dust off the ol’ holiday canticles. Over the next few weeks, the songs we know and love will be broadcast over the airwaves and web, belted out in neighborhoods by peripatetic carolers, and sung in churches by congregations and choirs. And like… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes A Song for the Ages Isaiah 42:1-9 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: There is a certain way that soldiers engage in battle. Those who pursue victory over their foes attack with a loud cry, with a shout of arrival. But not so with the Servant of God. He enters quietly. He does not yell… Continue Reading
12.1.2016 A Great (But Neglected) Gift Hello Family, As Johnny Mathis once famously crooned “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” And while I wasn’t quite ready to appreciate the October onslaught of ornaments and festive music in department stores, it’s nice now to see the lights and decorations that signify the official arrival of… Continue Reading
Sermon Notes A Greater Feat Matthew 9:1-8 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: Imagine how you’d feel if you went to the doctor’s office for a severely sprained ankle and he (or she) said to you, with no explanation, “I’m giving you some beta blockers to slow down your cardiac output and some anticoagulants to thin your… Continue Reading
11.23.2016 This week, Pastor John hands over the TAGD keyboard to Marti Wiegman, Northpoint’s Director of Women’s Ministries. Ho Ho Ho Dear Northpoint Family, Do you ever wonder where some of our holiday traditions come from? Like, who decided green bean casserole should be on every Thanksgiving table? Don’t get me wrong! Any side dish recipe that requires you to open a couple cans, stir and heat… Continue Reading
Thank you Northpoint! The Christmas in Corona celebration this past week was again a great success: the gospel was presented, Christ was worshiped, and over 475 families were encouraged with the love of Jesus. Continue Reading
Sermon Notes What Demons Fear Matthew 8:28-34 Pastor John Sloan Introduction: After sailing from the scenic coastline of Capernaum to the rough, craggy cliffs of the eastern shore, Jesus meets two men who are possessed by evil spirits. Oddly enough, as they tend to do throughout the Gospels, these demons approach Jesus, using the men… Continue Reading